# std::swap(std::shared_ptr)

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Defined in header `<memory>` |  |
template< class T > void swap( std::shared_ptr<T>& lhs, std::shared_ptr<T>& rhs ) noexcept; |  | (since C++11)

Specializes the std::swap algorithm for std::shared_ptr. Swaps the contents of lhs and rhs. Calls lhs.swap(rhs).

### Parameters

lhs, rhs | - | smart pointers whose contents to swap

### Return value

(none)

### Complexity

Constant.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <memory>
    #include <string>

    struct Foo {
        Foo(int _val) : val(_val) { std::cout << "Foo...\n"; }
        ~Foo() { std::cout << "~Foo...\n"; }
        std::string print() { return std::to_string(val); }
        int val;
    };

    int main()
    {
        std::shared_ptr<Foo> p1 = std::make_shared<Foo>(100);
        std::shared_ptr<Foo> p2 = std::make_shared<Foo>(200);
        auto print = [&]() {
            std::cout << " p1=" << (p1 ? p1->print() : "nullptr");
            std::cout << " p2=" << (p2 ? p2->print() : "nullptr") << '\n';
        };
        print();

        std::swap(p1, p2);
        print();

        p1.reset();
        print();

        std::swap(p1, p2);
        print();
    }

Output:

    Foo...
    Foo...
     p1=100 p2=200
     p1=200 p2=100
    ~Foo...
     p1=nullptr p2=100
     p1=100 p2=nullptr
    ~Foo...

### See also

swap | swaps the values of two objects (function template)
swap | swaps the contents (public member function)

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